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Matthew 27:8

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 27:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.
Matthew 27:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
6And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter`s field, to bury strangers in.
8Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.
9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom [certain] of the children of Israel did price;
10and they gave them for the potter`s field, as the Lord appointed me.
11Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Wherefore that field was called, etc.] Not by the priests and elders, but by the common people, who knew by what money it was purchased, the field of blood; or “Aceldama”, which so signifies, as in (<440119>Acts 1:19), not called the field of the priests, the purchasers; nor the field of the strangers, for whom it was bought; but the field of blood, being purchased with that money, for which innocent blood was betrayed; and this name it bore unto this day; in which Matthew wrote his Gospel, about eight years after, as is thought. Jerom f1639 says, that in his time this field was shown on the south side of Mount Sion.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The field of blood - The field purchased by the price of blood. The name by which this field was called was “Aceldama,” Acts 1:19. It was just without the walls of Jerusalem, on the south of Mount Zion. It is now used as a burying-place by the Armenian Christians in Jerusalem, who have a magnificent convent on Mount Zion - Missionary Herald, 1824, p. 66. See the plan of Jerusalem. To this day - That is, to the day when Matthew wrote this gospel, about 30 years after the field was purchased. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:8 Field of Blood is a way of describing a cemetery (cp. Acts 1:18-19).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“that: Act 1:19 unto: Mat 28:15; Deu 34:6; Jos 4:9; Jdg 1:26; Ch2 5:9 Matthew 27:9”
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